Fundamentals, Part Two: Frame
We’re continuing on our journey through the key techniques you need to wean yourself away...
March 19, 2020
Fundamentals, Part One: Weight Transfer
No one can dance effectively without balance, and no dancer can maintain good balance with...
March 12, 2020
Patterns Won’t Make You a Better Dancer
A few years ago, a student I was dancing with was hurt during a social....
March 5, 2020
Dig Deeper with our New Ballroom Workshops
By: Deborah Lim How are those Ballroom classes going? Group classes are great to get started...
October 4, 2019
Ballroom Certification Program
Like a duck swimming, dancers’ feet move so quickly they blur together with ease and...
September 5, 2019
MORE Dance Drills We All Could Use
Ready for more punishment? The previous article looked at drills focusing on Cuban motion, rise...
June 28, 2019
3 Dance Drills We ALL Could Use
Drills. Like apps, there’s one for every situation. And there’s plenty of “situations” we find...
June 23, 2019
8 Ways Your First Dance Prepares you for Marriage
As I like to joke to my wedding couples, if you can survive the dance,...
May 25, 2019
My Wedding Dance Experience
For most of the soon-to-be-married, the wedding dance is more of an afterthought, the thing...
May 16, 2019
Your First Dance: Tips from My Wife
When you imagine your wedding day, and your first dance as life partners, how do...
May 11, 2019
April 19, 2019
Intermediate Ballroom: Spot Turns
I’ll admit: These suckers are one of my personal favourites. There’s a lot going on...
February 2, 2019
Intermediate Ballroom: Closed vs Open Figures
As we move to higher levels of dancing in our smooth/standard styles, greater emphasis is...
January 17, 2019
CBM, and Why it Helps Your Partnered Turns
Happy New Year y’all! ’Tis the season when new resolutions are made, including resolutions to...
January 6, 2019
How to Meet New People Through Dancing
I firmly believe that partner dances like ballroom are THE best way to meet new...
October 7, 2018
WHY Do We Use Heel/Ball Leads in Our Dance Patterns?
For an activity as challenging and agile as dance, it’s no surprise that correct foot...
September 19, 2018
WHY do Ballroom Dance Steps Include “Alignment”?
As I’ve mentioned before, I love knowing WHY we dance the way we do -...
September 2, 2018
Latin Dancing: Sexy, or Raunchy?
Recently, I asked one of my students how she wanted to feel while Latin dancing....
July 22, 2018
The Best Outdoor Places for a Summer Dance
As we’ve talked about recently, taking your summer dance moves outside is pretty awesome. One...
Summer Dancing: Taking it Outside
Summer Dancing: Taking it Outside Maybe it’s the romantic in me, but I’ve always loved outdoor...
WHY Does Sway Improve Balance in Ballroom?
A key part of what separates good and great smooth/standard dancers is sway, an incline...
April 21, 2018
WHY Do We Use Rise and Fall in our Dance Movement?
Last time, we discussed the importance of toe and heel leads in our ballroom dance...
April 13, 2018
WHY are Heel VS Ball Leads Used in Ballroom Dance Movements?
We’ve all heard it - take normal walking steps (i.e. walk normally) in smooth/standard dance...
April 9, 2018
WHY is moving from our core “Correct Posture”?
I’m a WHY person. I understand everything I’m taught a thousandfold better when WHY it’s...
March 30, 2018
Sticking Points: Dance Partnering
Ah, that great question mark in every ballroom dance, the single biggest thing you can’t...
March 20, 2018